Meet The Staff

Kayla MacDonald

Chief Operating Officer

An extensive background holding different job titles within the industry precedes Kayla’s current role as Director of Human Resources. Kayla oversees anything and everything pertaining to our talented team personnel, from benefits and employee relations to payroll. Her expertise in this area has helped our facilities pass numerous Department of Children and Families and Joint Commission audits, by ensuring that all of our employees follow the required standards. Kayla takes pride in building strong, collaborative teams of personnel and encouraging a fun, friendly, and positive work environment that helps us provide our clients with high-quality substance abuse treatment. Kayla has been in long term recovery herself and is passionate about the healing process and making the most of second chances in life.

“She believed she could, so she did.” -R.S. Grey

Dr. Emilio Mantero-Atienza, MD, Ph.D, MPH. Board Certified Psychiatrist

Medical Director

Dr. Mantero as he likes to be called is a graduate of University of Sevilla School of Medicine in Sevilla, Spain. He graduated Medical School in 1981 and commenced afterwards his career as Medical Professional. Subsequently Dr. Mantero earned a Ph.D. in Clinical Biochemistry and a Master’s in Public Health & Epidemiology at the University of Miami Medical School. He was a faculty for over 15 years at the University of Miami School of Medicine/Jackson Memorial Hospital. He also served as a leader in the Behavioral units at different local hospitals in Miami including Cedars Hospital, Mercy hospital, Kendall Regional Hospital, Southernwind Hospital where he concentrated in General Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine (Addictionologist). Dr. Mantero serves as our Medical Director for all our levels of care including detox and PHP/IOP/OP programs and oversees the entire medical staff including APRN’s, RN’s and LPN’s.